New story up at Full of Crow
I have known Lynn Alexander and Aleathia Drehmer for a few months, just long enough to realize how much they truly care about art in all its forms. Both women have been past editors over at Outsider Writers Collective (where I met them), but have moved over to head the online lit zine, Full of Crow.
My story, “Globe Valve,” is now live as part of their Summer 2009 flash fiction supplement, MiCrow (get it? Micro…). When Lynn approached me about submitting a story, I jumped at the chance. I have rarely worked with a more passionate editor.
Author’s Note:
I wrote this story specifically for Full of Crow, but intend to leverage it for an upcoming project (more on that in the coming months). On the surface, “Globe Valve,” seems a straightforward vignette involving two people who witness a jumper suicide from the balcony of a downtown condo. But a single surreal moment, when one of the characters touches the falling body, opens the story up to much more.
Head over to Full of Crow to read it now. Leave some comments here, let me know what you think.
Though it still contained some of your Rossian hallmarks, this seemed like some new territory for you, no? I wouldn’t necessarily call it straightforward. The actual events of the story, perhaps, but after you’ve dressed them up in the tranny garb of language they become something else. Methinks you’ve spent some time in that loft before.
That was great–the wig, the pipe, the whole scene. Well done.
Thank you both.